04/02/2026
The Washington County Narcotics Task Force is proud to acknowledge the Washington County Sheriff's Office, Maryland and Hagerstown Police Department for their continued efforts to pursue criminals engaged in the distribution of illicit narcotics, as well as the possession of fi****ms, here in Washington County, Maryland.
During the morning hours of Wednesday, April 01, 2026, a Deputy assigned to the Midnight Shift of the Washington County Sheriff’s Office conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle leaving Motel 6, located on Massey Boulevard.
During the course of the stop, the Deputy observed activity consistent with drug possession/distribution and requested a K9 team from the Hagerstown Police Department to respond to the scene of the traffic stop. Once the K9 team arrived, the K9 was deployed and alerted to the presence of the odor of illicit narcotics emitting from the vehicle, thus resulting in the Deputies/Officers on-scene conducting a search of the vehicle.
At the conclusion of the vehicle search Law Enforcement recovered a total of two fi****ms, approximately 112 capsules of fentanyl (weighing approximately 47.8 grams), a baggie containing suspected fentanyl (weighing approximately 32.8 grams), approximately 5 grams of co***ne, and nearly $600.00 in US Currency.
Following the search of the vehicle, Investigators with the Washington County Narcotics Task Force responded to assist with the investigation by assisting with evidence processing and authoring search and seizure warrants for two locations.
As a result of this investigation, Tanika Kornegan from Hagerstown, Maryland, and John R. Smith from Hagerstown, Maryland were arrested and charged with various drug and firearm offenses.
Prior to Kornegan being transported to the Washington County Detention Center, an additional baggie containing an excess of fifty capsules of suspected fentanyl was removed from her person.
All parties are presumed innocent pending adjudication of their criminal cases.
If you would like to provide anonymous information to the Washington County Narcotics Task Force, please contact us at 301-223-2632, email us at [email protected], or via the Washington County Sheriff’s Office/Hagerstown Police Department submit a tip links.
